MCY P/E ratio: current value, 10-year range and year-by-year history
Cash & Leverage
MCY's p/e ratio is lower than 83% of the last 10 years.
P/E ratio History
MCY P/E ratio by year
Yearly range of MCY’s p/e ratio from 2016 to 2026. Over the full period it ranged from -543.9 to 56.5, averaging -0.4.
| Year | Low | Average | High | Year-end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5.7 | 7.4 | 9.8 | 6.1 |
| 2025 | 5.6 | 9.9 | 12.8 | 9.6 |
| 2024 | 6.2 | 14.0 | 29.8 | 7.9 |
| 2023 | -21.7 | -9.0 | -3.2 | -20.3 |
| 2022 | -55.0 | -11.4 | 12.6 | -4.0 |
| 2021 | 5.2 | 7.1 | 11.9 | 11.9 |
| 2020 | 5.9 | 20.0 | 56.5 | 7.7 |
| 2019 | -543.9 | -113.7 | 20.0 | 8.4 |
| 2018 | -517.1 | 27.1 | 36.3 | -517.1 |
| 2017 | 29.0 | 39.0 | 48.6 | 29.9 |
| 2016 | 22.8 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 27.2 |
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How much the market pays for each dollar of annual profit. P/E = Stock Price / EPS. The raw number means little — what matters is whether it's high or low relative to the company's own history.
Price / Earnings Per ShareThe chart shows five color-coded historical zones: green (below 10th percentile) means historically very cheap, fading through lime and gray (the normal 25th–75th range) to orange and red (historically expensive). When the line sits in a green or lime zone, the stock is trading at an unusually low P/E relative to its own history.
- Cyclical businesses look cheapest on P/E at peak earnings — the "earnings trap." Use EV/EBITDA or normalised earnings for energy, materials, and financials.
- A falling P/E trend may signal a business in structural decline, not a buying opportunity.
Is MCY P/E ratio High or Low Right Now?
Mercury General Corporation's P/E ratio is currently 6.1, which is historically cheap relative to its 10-year historical range. The 10-year median P/E ratio for MCY is approximately 10.6. See all MCY valuation metrics →
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